Derpist
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« on: July 14, 2016, 11:17:30 PM » |
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« edited: July 14, 2016, 11:19:01 PM by Derpist »
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There's something very stupid about PLP. Even if they manage to unseat Corbyn at an election, all of the "voter suppression" they've engaged in will make that a hollow victory. I myself have no opinion on whether their voting requirements are fair or unfair or whatever, but they do seem like a politically bad idea. It's the perfect excuse for Corbynites to not accept a defeat.
If they had just waited until 2020, waited for Corbyn to possibly lose, they could have been back on track for 2025. Now, their best case scenario is 45% of their own voter base are going to permanently regard them as scum. Their worst case scenario is that they get exiled from politics forever if Corbyn wins and they all get reselected.
Their first arugment against Corbyn is that he's unelectable, but they aren't helping them.
Their second argument is that he can't control the PLP, which is kind of circular logic (we oppose him because we oppose him). However, the PLP. The goal of the leader isn't to soothe the parliamentary caucus - it's to win the next election because you can always get a new parliamentary caucus.
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